48 Things I Love

I've officially lived on this planet for 48 years today. That’s a lot of time to fall in love with things. Here are 48 of them.

1. My wife, Emily

2. My son, Everett

3. My daughter, Danika

4. My pets, Frio and Mittens (and Summit and Crosby, who have passed)

5. My parents (and in-laws)

6. My siblings (including those through marriage)

7. Family and friends I’ve shared years of memories with

8. The amazing performers and people I’ve met through Playful Fox and Community on Stage

9. Star Wars

10. Creative writing

11. Telling stories

12. Acting

13. The Secret of Monkey Island

14. Stephen King books

15, Fantasy

16. Horror

17. Board games

18. LucasArts adventure games

19, Movies

20. 1980s wrestling

21. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

22. Getting paid for writing

23. Being goofy and silly

24. Reviewing movies

25. Daydreaming and being lost in my thoughts

26. Finding patterns and insights that make others go, “I never thought of that!”

27. Labyrinth

28. Back to the Future

29. One Piece

30. Phineas & Ferb

31. Enjoying something someone recommended

32. Having someone love something you recommended

33. Deeply connecting with people

34. Blogging

35. The Digital Antiquarian

36. Roger Ebert’s writing and reviews

37. Learning random pop culture or movie facts

38. The creative process

39. Stimming

40. Imaginative play

41. Spicy chicken wings

42. Sushi

43. Sharing a quiet moment with a loved one

44. Info-dumping to someone who actually wants to hear it

45. Live musicals

46. Proving doubters wrong (including myself)

47. Podcasting

48. The fact that I could easily come up with 48 more.

Life is good.


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Thank you! You’re awesome. 💫

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